It’s been a long time since I
have posted a NOT Me post…This week has been a LONG week!
It all started off so well!
Peyton did NOT drag his feet so badly that he did NOT miss the bus! I did NOT
pick up the pieces for him and rush them all into the car to get him to school
on time! I am NOT regretting that decision, because that did NOT backfire on me
the rest of the week! He would NEVER take advantage and try to pull that stunt
again!
After that whole debacle, I did
NOT drop 32 ounces of liquid gold all over my dining room floor (Dunkin Donuts
Iced Tea). After I got done NOT crying over spilt Iced Tea, I did NOT walk into
the Living Room to find a 5 foot, black, Crayola masterpiece all over the
hardwood floors. No, Paxton would NEVER do something like that! We do NOT own
stock in Magic Erasers (we don’t actually, but should).
Paxton is the perfect little
3 yr old; he would NEVER finger paint with baby powder, hop into the driver’s
seat of my van when asked to get in his seat, throw a half full juice box onto
the floor that he was finished with, hop into my washer in the 30 seconds it
took me to go to the top of the stairs to break up an argument, take his clothes and diaper off because he
didn’t want to wear what you put on him…NO NEVER!
Tuesday started so much
better! Peyton did NOT make it out to the bus in the nick of time! Paxton did
NOT go up and hide in his room saying he was not going to school! He did NOT
take every blanket out of his drawer trying to find the perfect one! I was NOT
late getting him to school because of his shenanigans! While making dinner, Paxton did NOT color yet
another masterpiece! Jeff did NOT question why I “let” that happen again…umm, I
was making dinner and wasn't on top of this kid that I should be able to trust
just a little!
Wednesday was a blast! Peyton
most definitely was NOT finally running on time and we did NOT end up waiting
11 minutes for the bus! I did NOT get back to 2 of the 3 kids NOT dressed yet
for school. We were NOT late yet again for preschool! Peyton did NOT disobey me
and disrespect me when getting off the bus, throw a two year old tantrum at the
park, and show total disrespect for both of us the rest of the night! NO NEVER!
He did NOT drag his feet on getting to bed and I definitely did NOT finally
stand my ground and say what I should have said on Monday – “If you miss the
bus because you keep dragging your feet like you are now when asked to do something, you will walk
into the office and tell the principal why you are late. Mommy will not pick up
the pieces for you anymore!”
Thursday was all sunshine and
roses! Peyton was NOT putting on his shoes at 8:18 when the bus comes at 8:19!
(luckily for him, he made it!) I was NOT totally exhausted from getting up
several times a night this whole week for 2 of the 4 kids! It’s like having a newborn
all over again! I definitely do NOT want one of those. ;) Ahem…NO NEVER!
The grocery store trip with
the 4 and 5 yr old did NOT take me 1.5 hrs and give me literally 5 min to
unload the groceries before I had to be leaving to pick up the 3 yr old!
Parker usually rides the bus
to school, but we get an extra half hour if I take him. So I decided to go to
the park after preschool pick up and they were having so much fun I let them
play till the last possible minute. That of course did NOT make me late getting
Parker to school. We were definitely NOT running across the parking lot as the
last kid in line was getting into school. I am mother of the year for making
her 5 yr old cry because he thought he was going to miss school and get in
trouble!
I did NOT find a bag full of
cold food from the grocery store still in my car an hour later!
Friday was much of the same
thing. Lots of being on time for school, perfectly behaved 3, 4, 5, and 9 yr
old’s, art-free floors/walls, great enthusiasm over going to school….
I’m sure lots of things that
did NOT happen to me over the last week were forgotten, pushed to the back of
my mind to never be thought of again, in order to keep just a piece of my
sanity!
